README.md

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ dependencies to install correctly. See the instructions for
 ### Create your development database
 
 Next, create two MySQL databases: `openneo_impress` and `openneo_id`. Then,
-create a MySQL user named `impress_dev` with password `impress_dev`,
+create a MySQL user named `impress_2020_dev` with password `impress_2020_dev`,
 with full permissions for both databases.
 
 (We're assuming that, on your local machine, your MySQL server isn't connected

package.json

@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "prepare": "husky install",
     "start": "next start",
-    "dev": "DB_ENV=development yarn build-cached-data && DB_ENV=development TS_NODE_COMPILER=typescript-cached-transpile next dev",
+    "dev": "DB_ENV=development yarn build-cached-data && DB_ENV=development REACT_APP_IMPRESS_LOG_IN_AS=$IMPRESS_LOG_IN_AS TS_NODE_COMPILER=typescript-cached-transpile next dev",
-    "local-prod": "DB_ENV=production yarn build-cached-data && DB_ENV=production TS_NODE_COMPILER=typescript-cached-transpile next dev",
+    "local-prod": "DB_ENV=production yarn build-cached-data && DB_ENV=production REACT_APP_IMPRESS_LOG_IN_AS=$IMPRESS_LOG_IN_AS TS_NODE_COMPILER=typescript-cached-transpile next dev",
     "build": "yarn build-cached-data && next build",
     "vercel-build": "yum install libuuid-devel libmount-devel && cp /lib64/{libuuid,libmount,libblkid}.so.1 node_modules/canvas/build/Release/",
     "test": "jest test --env=jsdom",
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     "deploy": "ansible-playbook -i deploy/inventory.cfg deploy/playbooks/deploy.yml",
     "deploy-skip-build": "ansible-playbook -i deploy/inventory.cfg deploy/playbooks/deploy.yml --extra-vars='{\"skip_build\": true}'",
     "mysql": "mysql --host=$(dotenv -p IMPRESS_MYSQL_HOST) --user=$(dotenv -p IMPRESS_MYSQL_USER) --password=$(dotenv -p IMPRESS_MYSQL_PASSWORD) --database=openneo_impress",
-    "mysql-dev": "mysql --host=localhost --user=impress_dev --password=impress_dev --database=openneo_impress",
+    "mysql-dev": "mysql --host=localhost --user=impress_2020_dev --password=impress_2020_dev --database=openneo_impress",
     "mysql-admin": "mysql --host=$(dotenv -p IMPRESS_MYSQL_HOST) --user=matchu --password --database=openneo_impress",
     "mysqldump": "mysqldump --host=$(dotenv -p IMPRESS_MYSQL_HOST) --user=$(dotenv -p IMPRESS_MYSQL_USER) --password=$(dotenv -p IMPRESS_MYSQL_PASSWORD)",
     "setup-mysql": "yarn mysql-admin < scripts/setup-mysql.sql",

src/app/components/useCurrentUser.js

@@ -18,6 +18,27 @@ function useCurrentUser() {
     isEnabled: authMode === "db",
   });
 
+  // In development, you can start the server with
+  // `IMPRESS_LOG_IN_AS=12345 vc dev` to simulate logging in as user 12345.
+  //
+  // This flag shouldn't be present in prod anyway, but the dev check is an
+  // extra safety precaution!
+  //
+  // NOTE: In package.json, we forward the flag to REACT_APP_IMPRESS_LOG_IN_AS,
+  //       because create-react-app only forwards flags with that prefix.
+  if (
+    process.env["NODE_ENV"] === "development" &&
+    process.env["REACT_APP_IMPRESS_LOG_IN_AS"]
+  ) {
+    const id = process.env["REACT_APP_IMPRESS_LOG_IN_AS"];
+    return {
+      isLoading: false,
+      isLoggedIn: true,
+      id,
+      username: `<Simulated User ${id}>`,
+    };
+  }
+
   if (authMode === "auth0") {
     return currentUserViaAuth0;
   } else if (authMode === "db") {

src/server/auth.js

@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ async function getJwtKey(header, callback) {
 }
 
 async function getUserIdFromToken(token) {
+  // In development, you can start the server with
+  // `IMPRESS_LOG_IN_AS=12345 vc dev` to simulate logging in as user 12345.
+  //
+  // This flag shouldn't be present in prod anyway, but the dev check is an
+  // extra safety precaution!
+  if (
+    process.env["NODE_ENV"] === "development" &&
+    process.env["IMPRESS_LOG_IN_AS"]
+  ) {
+    return process.env["IMPRESS_LOG_IN_AS"];
+  }
+
   if (!token) {
     return null;
   }

src/server/db.js

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ const defaultOptions =
   process.env["DB_ENV"] === "development"
     ? {
         host: "localhost",
-        user: "impress_dev",
+        user: "impress_2020_dev",
-        password: "impress_dev",
+        password: "impress_2020_dev",
         database: "openneo_impress",
       }
     : {